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The auditorium itself seats 1500 people.

大禮堂本身可容納1500位觀眾。

The floor's supported by ten massive pads.

地面由十張厚重的軟墊支撐。

These are constructed from rubber,

這些軟墊都是由橡膠製成的，

and so are able to absorb any vibrations fromoutside and prevent them from affecting theauditorium.

可以吸收來自外界的所有振動，防止它們影響禮堂內的活動。

The walls are made of several layers of honey-coloured wood, all sourced from local beech trees.

牆面是用好幾層蜜色木板做成的，這些木板都取材於當地的山毛櫸樹。

In order to improve the acoustic properties of the auditorium and to amplify the sound,

為了改善大禮堂的聲學特性，放大音量，

they are not straight, they are curved.

他們把這些木板做成了曲面而不是直面。

The acoustics are also adjustable according to the size of orchestra and the type of musicbeing played.

根據管絃樂隊的規模和演奏的音樂種類，音響效果也能夠加以調整。

In order to achieve this, there are nine movable panels in the ceiling above the orchestrawhich are all individually motorized,

為了做到這一點，他們在樂隊位置上方的天花板上安裝了九個可移動的嵌板，這些全都是單獨機動控制的。

and the walls also have curtains which can be opened or closed to change the acoustics.

牆上還裝了簾子，可以通過拉開合攏來改變音響效果。

The reaction of the public to the new building has generally been positive.

大眾對這棟新建築的'反應總體上都比較積極。

However the evaluation of some critics has been less enthusiastic.

然而一些批評家的評估卻沒有那麼熱情。

In spite of Harrison's efforts to use local materials they criticise the style of the design as beinginternational rather than local,

即使Harrison儘量都從當地取材，他們還是認為這棟建築的設計風格更國際化而不符合當地特色，

and say it doesn't reflect features of the landscape or society for which it is built.

還説它沒有反映出這棟建築所在的地形特色和它服務的社會的特點。